who desire to fish. In 1955 persons under 16 years old could 

 fish without a license in over half the States. In 1960, persons 

 under 16 years old could fish without licenses in only 9 States. 

 Most States have now canceled the privileges of free fishing 

 formerly given to veterans and active servicemen. 



The relationship between the number of sportsmen licensed 

 and unlicensed in the 1955 and 1960 surveys shows an increase 

 for fishing licenses but a slight decrease for hunting licenses. 

 These relationships are shown in the following tabulation. 



Sportsmen by License Status and by Activity 



Kishini^ Hiinling 



iyjr> 19()U 19.i5 1960 



Total sportsnii-n 20,813,000 25.32.3,000 11,784,000 14,637,000 



Number lici-nscd . . . 13,737,000 15.339,000 9,951,000 11.878,000 



P.rr<-ni lie rnsod 60.6 66.0 84.4 81.2 



Membership in Fishing and Hunting Clubs 



Persons interviewed were asked about membership in fishing 

 or hunting clubs of any kind. The totals for the United States 

 in 1955 and 1960 are as follows: 



1955 I960 



Number 1 ,37 1 ,000 1 ,527,000 



Percent of all fishermen and/or hunters 5.5 5.0 



Percent of all persons 12 years old and over 1.2 1.2 



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